---
type: "Bill"
title: "Orders of Protection - As enacted, requires a divorce court that modifies or makes an existing order of protection part of the divorce decree to issue a separate order of protection; requires the clerk to send a copy of the order to the petitioner, respondent, and the law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6."
description: "Orders of Protection - As enacted, requires a divorce court that modifies or makes an existing order of protection part of the divorce decree to issue a separate order of protection; requires the clerk to send a copy of the order to the petitioner, respondent, and the law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "110"
identifier: "SB 50"
citation: "Tennessee SB 50 (110)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Orders of Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dickerson", "Ramsey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-12"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba827845-ab69-41e2-b942-d13e19506dae"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0050&GA=110"
source_hash: "c803731b0b9f8da9e10bab327f89515806624786fa80384ad8956cbc52257b87"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SB 50 (110) — Orders of Protection - As enacted, requires a divorce court that modifies or makes an existing order of protection part of the divorce decree to issue a separate order of protection; requires the clerk to send a copy of the order to the petitioner, respondent, and the law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/110/Bill/SB0050.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO ADOPT 4/20/2017 Passed — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 4/11/2017 Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dickerson — primary (person)
- Ramsey — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-12** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-02-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- **2017-02-03** Filed for intro. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** Intro., P1C. `introduction`
- **2017-02-08** Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/29/2017
- **2017-03-29** Placed on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/4/2017
- **2017-03-29** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-04** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-05** Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/11/2017
- **2017-04-05** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/6/2017
- **2017-04-06** H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/13/2017
- **2017-04-11** Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
- **2017-04-13** Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
- **2017-04-13** Passed H., Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-13** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2017-04-17** Received from House, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2017-04-18** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 calendar for 4/20/2017
- **2017-04-20** Companion House Bill substituted
- **2017-04-20** Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
- **2017-04-20** Passed Senate, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-04-20** Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
- **2017-04-24** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2017-04-25** Transmitted to Governor for his action. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-25** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2017-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-11** Comp. became Pub. Ch. 241
- **2017-05-11** Pub. Ch. 241
- **2017-05-11** Effective date(s) 07/01/2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba827845-ab69-41e2-b942-d13e19506dae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).